Garden Spot AUGUST 22, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: LIBRARY TO OFFER ACTIVITIES page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIV • NO 38
COMMUNITY GATHERING
The Terre Hill Days Committee
PREVENTING FALLS
The Parkinson’s Support Group at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will meet on Monday, Aug. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Village Square Theater. The meeting will include a “Fall Prevention Tips” presentation by physical therapist Johnson Martin. The support group is open to all persons with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers, family members and friends. Free resources from the National Parkinson’s Foundation are available at the group’s monthly meetings. For more information, contact Sherilyn Lapp at 717-355-6264 or slapp@gardenspotvillage.org. UPCOMING RACE
will take place on Friday, Sept. 14, beginning at the upper pavilion at Leola Community Park and Pool, 23 E. Main St., Leola. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the race starting at 6:30 p.m. The event will benefit community projects of the Bareville, Leola, Leacock Lions Club. Preregistration, which will be available before Monday, Sept. 3, will include a discounted fee, as well as a T-shirt. A further discount will be given to youths age 18 and under who preregister. Afterward, a regular fee will be charged to participants of all ages, and T-shirts will be given out while available. For more information, contact Ken McCombs at 717-587-2436 or Mike Proch at 717-475-8598 or visit www.facebook.com/BLLLions. ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Conestoga Church of the Brethren, 141 E. Main St., Leola, will hold an ice cream social on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the pavilion behind the church. Ice cream will be supplied. The community is invited to attend and to bring a favorite topping to share. For more details, call 717-656-2493.
Races To Fund Children’s Programming pg 9
Walk For D.E.S. Slated pg 5
Love Jesus? Love Children? Free On Thursdays? Cross Jr. Seeks Volunteers By Ann Mead Ash
According to Charis Pankratz, mentoring and education director with CrossNet Ministries, being a Cross Jr. volunteer has just a few simple requirements. “Mainly, volunteers should love engaging with, having fun with, and caring for students in grades three through five,” said Pankratz. “And (they should) have a heart for sharing the love of Jesus. That’s what I need (from volunteers).” Pankratz emphasized that being able to take part in rigorous activities is not a requirement. “(Volunteers) don’t have to run around and play,” she stated. “It’s being present and engaged that’s important.” Cross Jr., which is open to all thirdthrough fifth-grade students living in the ELANCO School District, will begin
Cross Jr., a program of CrossNet Ministries, which meets on Thursday afternoons at the CrossNet Youth Center on Franklin Street, is seeking volunteers to work with third- through fifth-graders throughout the school year. meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the CrossNet Ministries Youth Center at 110 W. Franklin St., New Holland. Cross Jr. first kicked
off in September 2013, when community members recognized that there were a number of children living near CrossNet who were not old enough to join
their older siblings in youth center activities. Historically, the program was offered to children in grades two to five, but starting this fall, it will be See Cross Jr. pg 3
More Than A Sightseeing Tour
Fifth Quarter 2018 Scheduled By Ann Mead Ash
Former participants in a Shoresh Study Tour of Israel rode camels in the land of Abraham. A new tour is being organized for September of 2019 by Theresa Newell of CMJ USA.
Trip Helps Deepen Biblical Understanding By Ann Mead Ash
In June 1976, Theresa Newell made her first trip to Israel. “The first day I
was there, we were taken to the Western Wall,” recalled Newell. “When I walked up to the wall to pray, God just met me there, and I said, ‘Father, I am here,’ and I heard, ‘… and you’ll be back.’” Newell, who is director of communications for CMJ USA, has now led See Israel Trip pg 7
Garden Spot High School (GSHS) students who help organize Fifth Quarter, a post-football game event held at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church, see the purpose of the gathering from different perspectives. “It’s a great time. There’s free food, and the games are a lot of fun,” offered Emmarie Watson, who noted she has made new acquaintances at Fifth Quarter. “It’s a way to connect with people … or reconnect with people and talk to them about your beliefs and have them talk to you about their life and what their struggles are,” added Jake Warner. Both students are working with Joe See Fifth Quarter pg 3
Preparing for this fall’s Fifth Quarter events for youths to be held at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church after Garden Spot High School home football games are (from left) Landon Ritchie, Jake Warner, Emmarie Watson, and student ministries pastor Joe Cali. Events will include free food and games on Fridays, Aug. 24, Sept. 7 and 28, and Oct. 19.
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will host an old-fashioned ice cream social at Terre Hill Community Park, 210 Lancaster Ave., Terre Hill, on Sunday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will include hand-dipped and soft ice cream, plus floats, sundaes, and splits. Entertainment will also be provided. For more information, visit www.terrehilldays.com.